Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association sues Arewa24 Ltd, others for operating without license

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 Northern Media sues Arewa24

The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA) Board of Trustees (BoT) has initiated legal action against Arewa24 Limited and seven other parties for operating illegally without license in Nigeria. In an issued statement yesterday, Chairman of the NBMOA Board of Trustees, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, said the unlicensed broadcasting activities of the defendants threaten the established legal and competitive media landscape, thereby adversely affecting media owners and audiences across Nigeria. The suit, which is scheduled for a hearing before Justice Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in the…

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Tinubu orders immediate release of detained #EndBadGovernance protest minors

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Tinubu orders

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of all minors arrested and detained in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protest. The announcement was made by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, during a briefing with State House correspondents yesterday. Idris stated that the President has instructed the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, to begin the process of securing the release of the minors immediately. The Minister said, “The President has directed that all minors be released and reunited with their families anywhere they are in…

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President Tinubu swears-in 7 new Ministers

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….Tells them:”You’re coming to join our rescue team” President Bola Tinubu yesterday, inaugurated seven new Ministers, with a task to join his team of Ministers put in place to rescue Nigeria from current economic challenges. The President, while welcoming and thanking the Ministers for accepting to serve the nation at this time, assured that his administration will do everything necessary to ensure that the nation does not sink. President Tinubu, who stated that they are coming at a time when the country is facing challenges in the economy and insecurity,…

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Alleged N1.3tr diversion: EFCC arrests Delta ex-Gov. Okowa

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EFCC arrests Okowa

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, over alleged diversion of N1.3trillion State funds. Okowa was arrested yesterday for the alleged diversion of the funds, said to be part of the 13% Derivation Funds earmarked for oil-producing States. Sources at the Commission said that the former governor was being investigated for alleged diversion of funds to acquire estates in Abuja and Asaba in Delta State. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed Okowa’s arrest to newsmen yesterday night. Officials said that…

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Hardship: Protest in Abuja over fuel crisis, inflation

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Scores of Nigerians yesterday gathered in Abuja, launching a large-scale protest over escalating fuel costs, chronic fuel shortages, and mounting economic hardship. Led by Abdullahi Bilal, of the ‘Two million-man-march against oil scam’ cabal, Barrister Napoleon Otache and Olayemi Isaac, from Citizens and Economic Freedom Rights Activists in Nigeria (CEFRAN), the demonstrators demanded immediate action to address what they described as failed leadership in managing the country’s oil sector. Central to the protests were grievances over skyrocketing fuel prices and the never-ending queues, which they argued have driven inflation and…

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IDPs: Zamfara gets $2.5m humanitarian aid from Saudi Arabia

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Zamfara IDPs

Zamfara State government says it has received $2.5million from Saudi Arabian Donor Agency to support internally displaced persons with humanitarian challenges. Commissioner for Humanitarian and Relief Matters, Musa Kainuwa, disclosed this at the closing session of a 5-day medical training on Minimum Initial Service Package, (MISP), in Gusau, the State capital, on Friday. The training was organised by the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in collaboration with State Ministry for Humanitarian and Relief Matters. Kainuwa said the State secured the assistance during a joint meeting between the donor organisation, Jigawa,…

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‘Nigeria’s 8m barrels of crude oil stolen in 2023’ – FG

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The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has said about 7.68 million barrels of crude oil were either stolen or lost in 2023. Its Executive Secretary, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji made this statement yesterday, while delivering a keynote speech at the opening of the 3-day Civil Society Roundtable on the ‘EITI Framework’ in Abuja, according ti an issued press statement on Sunday. The NEITI boss, who spoke on the topic: “NEITI’s Mission and the Pivotal Role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Promoting Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance within Nigeria’s…

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Hardship: First Lady, NSA Ribadu to lead national prayer for Nigeria

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First Lady, Ribadu on national prayer

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu and National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu are to lead a national prayer session in response to the numerous challenges Nigeria currently face. The event, organised in collaboration with Christian and Muslim leaders, seeks divine intervention for Nigeria’s healing process. Director-General of the National Prayer Forum, Chief Segun Balogun Afolorunikan, who announced the initiative during a press briefing in Abuja, said the event’s theme is: “Seeking the Intervention of God in Nigeria’s Affairs”. According to him, “By the end of this prayer session, we believe…

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EndBadGovernance: “Halt ‘sham’ treason trial of hunger protesters by the Police” –  ACF asks FG 

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EndBadGovernance protesters

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has called on the Federal Government to halt the treason trial of #EndBadGovernance protesters. The ACF, while reacting to the trial of minors at a Federal High Court, Abuja, by the Nigerian Police over allegations of treason, and other offences, arising from their participation in the August 2024 protests, described the trial as a show of shame. The statement, signed by the ACF National Publicity Secretary, Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, further described the trial of minors as a demonstration of needless official high-handedness at its worst.…

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‘Tinubu to swear-in 7 new ministers today’ – Presidency

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Tinubu to swear in

President Bola Tinubu will today, Monday, swear-in seven new ministers into his cabinet at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who revealed this yesterday via his X handle, said, “President Bola Tinubu will swear-in the new seven ministers on Monday. “The ministers are Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Dingyaɗi – Minister of Labour and Employment; Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu – Minister of State Foreign Affairs. “Others are Dr. Jumoke Oduwole – Minister of…

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